Hleb returns to Stuttgart

Midfielder seals Bundesliga loan

Last updated: 30th July 2009  

Hleb returns to Stuttgart

Hleb: Stuttgart loan

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Barcelona have confirmed Alexander Hleb will spend next season on loan at Stuttgart.

The Belarus midfielder had been linked with a move to Inter Milan as part of the exchange deal which saw Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Samuel Eto'o switch clubs earlier this week.

However, the Spanish giants have now confirmed that Hleb will be switching to the Bundesliga and returning to the club he played for four years ago before joining Arsenal.

The 28-year-old was keen to figure as a regular first-team player having struggled to maintain a starting berth at Camp Nou.

He became an obvious choice for Stuttgart, who failed in their bids for Real Madrid's Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Vagner Love of CSKA Moscow.